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CHARLES E. III ESTER, HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

VELOCIPEDE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 285,130, dated September 18, 1883.

Application filed June 25, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. HIEsTER; of Harrisburg, in the county of Dauphin and; State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain; new and useful Improvements in Tricycles;

a full, clear, and exact description thereof}; reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference? marked thereon, which form part of this,

My invention relates to improvements in tricycles in which driving-disks are employed to convert the power of the feet into a rotary mo-.f tion of the driving-axle and the wheels at-i tached thereto; and the objects of my improve-I ments are, first, to effectually distribute the power applied for propulsion and retardation to the source of motion directly; second, to provide for a backward movement of the tri-1 equilibrium; fourth, to provide for variable. and unequal motion of the driving -wheels; iifth, to provide readily for changing to speed or power, according to the requirements of the road; sixth, to provide means whereby the tally; and, seventh, to accomplish these ends. with simplicity of construction. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the ac companying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved tricycle, partially broken to illus- Fig. 2 is a side elevation, having one wheel entirely off the aXle. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the complete tricycle. Fig. 4. is a sectional elevation through the axle. Fig. 5 is a section parallel to the axle, through the central portion of the sleeve concentric with the axle, illustrating the balance-gear or compensating mechanism by which variable motion to the wheels is imparted. -Fig. 6 is a section perpendicular to the axle through the center of the sleeve. Fig. 7 illustrates the steel or metallic band whose rotation depresses releasing-pins in the sleeve. Fig. 8 is an elevation of the bottom of the saddle, and Fig. 9 is a longitudinal section of the same.

flexible connections P P are fastened.

. Similar letters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views.

employ rollers whose binding contact between the axles and the walls of the disk causes the motion, as fully explained in Letters Patent No. 271,588, granted to me January 30, 1883.

E E E E are the hubs of the driving-wheels, directly attached to the axles A A.

F is the steel band encircling'the sleeve 0, whose rotation operates releasing-pins G G;

F F are lugs by which the revolution of the steel band F is effected.

G G are pins in the sleeve 0, which are normally pressed by spring 0 beyond the surface of the sleeve. When the band F is revolved so as to depress the pins, the pinion-shafts I and J compress the spring 0 and cause these shafts to clear their bearings in H H.

H represents the space through which the pin G reciprocates.

I and J are the shafts, respectively, of the pinions X X.

K is a hand-screw regulating the vertical adjustment of the seat I by means of guiding-bearings K K.

K is a laminated S-spring, one of whose ends is secured to the standard I ,'while the other end is removably fastened under the saddle K, whereby horizontal adjustment thereof is permitted. I

L L are the pedalrlevers, pivoted at M to the curved bar R. I

L L are holes in the pedal-levers, in which Y means of these holes the machine maybe geared for power or speed, to suit the conditions of the road.

MI is a cross-bar serving as a pivot to the levers L L and as a support to the wheel N. It is held in position by the curved bar R.

N is a small wheel sustained in position by the bar M. Its purposeis to prevent, the tri cycle from tipping backward.

O is a spring in the sleeve O, serving normally to express the pins G G and to keep the pinion-shafts I J to their bearings.

P P are the flexible connections, serving to stantaneously stops the rotation of the sleeve,

and hence of the driving-axle.

Q are holes in the pedal-lever, which permit of fastening the strap Z in different positions, thereby varying the intensity of the braking force.

R is a curved bar subserving various fume-- tions, as follows: At the forward end it sup ports the bearing S for the yoke S, which terminates in' a bifurcated lever, V, carrying the axle V of the guiding-wheel U. Then near its junction with the frame IV it forms a pivotal bearing for the lever Q and guides the oscillation of this lever, and at the rear end it holds in place the cross-bar M. p

S is a bearing in which the yoke S is re volved by liver T.

T is a steering-lever, having preferably a Bath handle, T. It is obvious that this handled lever is not essential to the successful op eration of this machine, and that well-known equivalents may be substituted therefor without injuriously affecting the operation of the apparatus; also, that the location of the guiding-wheel in the center, as shown, is not nec essary, and that such small mechanical changes do not interfere with the operativencss of the machine as a whole.

U is the guiding-wheel.

V is the axle of the guiding-wheel.

V is the bifurcated lever, carrying the axle V and supported by the yoke S.

\V I is the frame-work of the machine.

X X are pinionwheels mounted on sliding shafts J I, respectively.

Y Y are cogwh'eels in ion-wheels X X.

Z is the strap connecting the brake-pedal Q with the flexible connections Q by means of a small cross-bar, Z.

It represents the inward projection of the sleeve C, which guides the revolution of the cog-wheels Y Y and pinionwheels X X and their shafts J I.

i represents the bolts by which the two por tions of the sleeve are fastened.

The operation is as follows IVhen the tricycle pursues a straight path, the two axles A A revolve simultaneously and synchronously. The pinions X X and the bevel-wheels Y Y do not revolve, except the rotation common to all the moving parts, whiclris accomplished in a line parallel to that of the motion of the axles. \Vhen the guiding-wheelU is diverted either to the right or left by the handle T, an

gear with the pin unequal motion of the wheels B 13 results, which. is transmitted to the balance-gear. As one wheel must of necessity go faster than the other while obeying the diversion of the guiding-wheel, this difference is absorbed by the pinions X X, whereby the wheel attached to the other end of that axle correspondingly slackens its speed. By this means not only is the tricycle rendered capable of turning a small curve, but by the disengagement of the axles the machine may be drawn backward, as is frequently desirable in narrow passages, and which cannot be done with any type of disk machine now in use. This disengagement of the axles is only necessary when it is desired to draw the machine backward, and is effected by depressing the pins I J by rotating the steel band F. This permits the pins to clear the bearing and disconnect the axles from the sleeve, by which means the backward motion is permitted.

By applying retardingpower directly to the sleeve 0, which is normally locked to the driving-axles by pinion-shafts I and J, impelled outward by spring 0, a better effect is produced than by the transmission through va rious means of this power to the drivingwheels.

By employing a sea-t capable of horizontal and vertical adjustmentthe former on a laminated S-spring and the latter 011 the rod K the rider can readily secure a'position for ease or work, as necessity or inclination directs. It is obvious that by this adjustment, the effective distribution of power, and the relative lightness of the tricycle as a whole it is specially adapted for tourists, invalids, and ladies.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a tricycle propelled by power ap plied to drivingdisks, a sleeve, 0, containing concentric telescoping shafts I J, carrying pinions X X, bevel-wheels Y Y, pins G G, reciprocated in slots H II by the rotation of band F, and spring 0, for the purpose herein described.

2. In a tricycle propelled by power ap plied to driving-disks, the combination, with the drum of the sleeve 0, of pedal Q, having holes Q, straps Z, crossbar Z, and flexible connections Q Q, whereby the inner surface of the drum serves as a containing-wall for the compensating-gear, and the outer as a point of application of the braking force.

In a tricycle propelled by power applied to driving-disks, the combination, with the sleeve 0, containing concentric telescoping shafts I J, carrying pinions X X, bevelwheels Y Y, pins G G, and slots II II, of a steel band, F, concentric with the axle, having lugs F F, by which its rotation is effected, substantially as shown, and for the purpose specified.

4. In a tricycle propelled by power applied to driviiigdisks, the curved bar R, having cross-bar M, whose ends serve as pivotal by bifurcated lever V, terminating in bar S, bearings for the levers L L, and whose midlever T, having handle T, and bearing S, subdle portion supports a rod carrying the small stantially as and for the purpose specified. wheel N, substantially as and for the purpose In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 5 described. 4 my own I affix my signature in presence of two I 5 5. In a tricycle propelled by power amp witnesses.

plied to driving-disks, the combination of the i CHARLES E. HIESTER. sleeve 0, axles A A, on which snspension- Witnesses: wheels B B aremounted, frame WW, curved 1 PARIS LISHTENBERGER, 10 bar R,guiding-wheel U,having axle V, carried l JOHN P. MELIGK. 

